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16 May 2017

The 100 days have passed. It felt like a long way when I planned this whole thing back in February. All these days made me very optimistic - I thought I'd completely recover in 100 days.

I can now assure you that 100 days is nothing. And yet...

Shin splints is a bitch and doesn't just go away

But I can now run convenient runs, up to 11 km. After months of not running, this is like heaven to me.

Being injured definitely taught me patience and wisdom. I'm done going crazy on the stadium and I'm done trying to reach 60 km weekly when I know that my body isn't ready. I'm giving time to timing. Eventually I'll get there. In the meantime, I enjoy slow runs, I build up strength and try a little bit of speed on the shortest distances. I ran "Nørrebroløbet" the other day. Pining a bib on my T-shirt felt great. Running 5 km in the streets of my favorite neighborhood too. And running through the cheering, as modest as it was made me want to hug all the people who were surrounding me.

Being injured taught me patience, wisdom and gratefulness.

You still don't want to look at my arms

Because I still have huge traces of eczema. It comes, fades and comes back. It itches, it made me spend unbearable nights by the end of April when it was at its climax. It's definitely linked to my diet and to some sort of stress. I'm working on both.

I'll never say that I enjoy eczema, because it really can ruin one's day (and night). But suffering from it forced me to go to therapy - and I'm not talking steroid creams here.

Eczema brought me to Reiki, to being vegan and to taking a better look at what's in my plate. And it brought me to Body SDS (Body Self Development System). This is what I needed. Both my shins and my skin can benefit from these sessions. I wasn't surprised when I was told that these two issues were somehow connected.

Lying on the table during Body SDS sessions brought me back to when I was about 8 years old - an unsuspicious source of stress. Recovering is a long process, but at least I now know what I have to work on. I know that I will succeed.

What else?

The upper mentioned issues opened my mind to yoga and meditation. Spirituality was missing from my life and I'm glad I found a way to it. It calms me and allows me to take a step back on things.

So what happens after 100 days of recovery?

Even if I'm not entirely recovered, I know what the issues are and I know how to work on them. Every day is bringing me closer to a better version of myself - healthier, happier, more secure. I grew up like I never did in just 100 days. I got aware of so many things - be assured, I have recovered.

But the journey doesn't end here, it would be too easy. After 100 days of recovery come 100 days of strengthening. Body, mind and soul are now embarking on a new journey.

See you in 100 day.

P.s: last but not least, becoming wiser didn't prevent me from being childish and careless when I was supposed to be. The broken hearted girl that I (still) am did let go and only for the best.

18 April 2017

I went to my first session of Body SDS today. A little like Reiki, I wouldn't do justice to it if I tried to give a good description. I will not give more details than telling you that it's perfect for people suffering from physical pain (or weird stuff like eczema) and who believe that body and mind are related.

05 April 2017

Back from a crazy weekend in Berlin where I had the chance to cheer for my friends and fellow NBRO runners. Pure fun, pure madness and a little bit of nostalgia when I looked back to last year - I did race this amazing route, score a PB and go through that same cheer zone.